Materialisation

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The occurrence of something becoming real or present from an intangible state involves the manifestation of ideas or concepts in a physical way
2. It describes the transformation of non-material ideas into physical entities that can be observed and interacted with
3. The process by which abstract concepts or ideas become tangible and observable entities encompasses the realization and physical presence of these previously intangible elements

Etymology: "Materialisation" is a plain formation: the noun "material" with the suffix "-isation," which joins the chain of English nouns ending in "-ation" that describe the process of making or becoming something. The suffix's own path runs from Ancient Greek, through Late Latin "-izare," into Middle French "-iser," and then into Middle English, where it settled as "-isen" before becoming the modern "-ise" and "-isation" pair in British spelling. The "-ation" element arrived separately. It descends from Latin "-ātiō," which passed into Old French as "-ation" and then into Middle English as "-aciou(n)," before the modern "-ation" form. Put together, "material" plus "-isation" plus the "-ation" ending gives a noun for the act of turning something into physical form. The word's meaning follows its parts: "material" in the sense of physical substance, joined to a suffix denoting a process, produces a term for abstract ideas taking on tangible reality.

Synonyms: realization, manifestation, actualization, appearance, incarnation

Antonyms: disappearance, dissipation, vanishing, nullification, abandonment